Wilson Preparatory Academy

Wilson Preparatory Academy operates as a mid-sized multi-level school in Wilson, North Carolina, overseen by Wilson Preparatory Academy. Current enrollment sits at 725 students spanning grades K through 12.

Operationally, Wilson Preparatory Academy answers to Wilson Preparatory Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Wilson Preparatory Academy logs that 78% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wilson County shows median household earnings sit near $56,423, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson Preparatory Academy is one of 29 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 12,482 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fike High, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site. Wilson Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 725 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 46% to 5%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Wilson Preparatory Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.